The Dillon tribune., 1887-04-22
MONTANA CONDENSED.
Prom Our Territorial Exchanges, and
Other Sources.

WIKI the April number the Moniasa
CAv,rhuau begins its fifth volume.
The census Of Helena, recently taken,
shows total population Of o,671, Of whom
45o are Chinese.
On April /, the Granite Mountain min
ing comply, declared its cS,h dividend, Of
fifty cents a share.
Eight carloads Of miners candles arc
consumed in The mines in the vicinity Of
Butte, each month.
Tie Cumberland mines located IS miles
from Mar'ins,lalc, were sold last week for
S5o,ooc. The ore is free smelling silver
orc.
Con. Griswold, AN o!d.ti,ne resident Of
Boulder valley, killed himself last Friday
at lis ranch, with 4 llcnry rifle. He was
low >ps led from i'll health.
,tocknen say that snow storms, such as
arc visiting us at this unreasonable part Of
the year, are the best things which could
happen tor :he anges.--Pi,vy Press.
The inter state cor,merc: law has ne.
! ccssi,ated the shutting down Of lIodson's
coal mine in Gallatin county, the freight
having been advanced to $3.4o per ton.
The secretary OF! the interior has allowed
$500 on the claim Of James T. Shed, OF
Galaiin county, Montana, 70, $4r5 on ac-
, count Of the dcrreda,ions by the Sioux in
! 1874.
has been appointed to he chief Justice Of
the sup,e,nc court Of Montana in the place
of Hon D. S. Wade, whose terra expired
! IN February.
| Winding carriage drives arc 10 Is made
ON the sides Of Mount Helena so that the
capit:,. city folks can easily ascend to its
SUNNI. 5000 feet above sea lcvcD and
cnioy the view.
I, Eighteen inches of snow fell at Ubet the
| frs: OF the week. The White Sulphur
! Springs party made 4 start from the gap
Monday morning but were compelled to
return to L Ubet.--i i;gxs.
! The grand jury of Guliatin county called
iiSl, by entering ;rriga,ing bitches and then
being carried ont with the water upon the
graund which is being irrigated.
| \ mother and four halt: clad children were
turned ou. Of the house they were living
in, at South Butte, because the rent was
unpaid. Several kind-hcartcd men pro.
cured house and moved the woman and
her effects into it.
The roads to Anaconda and Drummond
are th:onged With freight teams, loaded
with merchandise for plilipsburg mer.
chants. The stages come in on time and
all Of the transportation lines are making
moncy,--Philipsburg MmI,
4 corps Of Union Pacific engineers we're
out surveying last Saturday from Placer
to Anaconda and PE;iipsburg. 1t is stated
that in the near future a branch road will
be run out from Placer through Mill creek
and Anaconda on to philip>burs--l -lnkry.
MoMntain.
Some miners in The Sweet Grass Hills
recently sluiced thirty small loads Of dirt
and secured from the same 49, ounces Of
dust. The indications arc that it will
prove to be the best placer mining camp
discovered in Montana for many IL day.
Ri.rr Press.
Grizzly Bear and Ivory, Piegan Indians,
were convicted before Judge Bach at
Lewiston last week for stealing horscs in
the Judith country last year. Five were
arrested ut the time, but three Of them es.
capped from the guard house at Fort Shaw
; last November
More crazy people arc sent to Warm
! Springs from Butte than conv;cts to u. CT
Lodge. Since Sheriff l.loyd's term COM
menccd only six prisoners have been sen,
| to the penitcn,iarv from here while seven
inmates have been added to the asylum
! from Butte. .--MiM,.
Judge Congcr has been invited to de-
liver the address At the observance Of
! Memorial Day, by the &. a. r., and has
! consented to do so The ceremonies will
take place on the goth proxino. 1t is ex-
pectcd tha, Custer Post, OF Sheridan, Will
participate in the exercises Of the ,!av.-
! Ni.ii.,,d;,iU